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The fables of Esope in Englishe : with all his lyfe and fortune, howe he was subtyll, wyse, [and] borne in Grece not farre from Troy the greate, in a towne named Amones, he was of al other menne most diffourmed and euill shapen. For he haf a great head, [and] large visage, longe lawes, sharpe eye[s], a short necke, crokebacked, greatebelly. great legges, large feete. And yet that which was worse, he was dombe and could not speak. But notwithstandinge this he had a singuler witte, and was greatly ingenious and subtill in cauillacions, and pleasaunt in woordes, after he came to his speache. vvhereunto is added the Fables of Auyan. And also the Fables of Poge the Florentyne very pleasaunt to reade.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aesop.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Standardized Title:
- Aesop's fables. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aesop--Early works to 1800.
- Aesop.
- Fables, Classical.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (cxxxiiii leaves, 6 unnumbered leaves)
- Place of Publication:
- [Imprynted at London : By Henry Wykes, for Iohn VValey, [circa 1570]]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Translated by William Caxton.
- Place of publication and printer's and publisher's names from colophon; publication date conjectured by STC.
- "Here beginneth the Fables of Avyon" and "Here foloweth the Fables of Alphonce" have caption title.
- Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 735:07) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd edition) 181.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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